an indication that something has been present

An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc, use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens, A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse The result of dating may at any time lead to friendship, any level of intimate relationship, marriage, or no relation, verb_ Present participle of date